Developed by S&M; Software Platform DOS Released 1993 Genre Action Gameplay Paddle / Pong Description A Breakout clone in which you bounced the ball to eradicate in order, squares with Roman numerals on them. The action is spread over 20 levels and there are many special blocks to hit. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Developed by SoftLab Laboratories Platform DOS Published by SoftLab Laboratories Released 1991 Genre Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG) Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Narrative Spy / Espionage Description The Nine Lives of Secret Agent Katt is a role playing game with adventure and action elements mixed in. Your team consists of 4 spies, each with their own talents, tools and weapons: Katt (the leader), Tia, Roco and Mad Dog. Your primary mission: to recover stolen documents from a...
Platform DOS Released 1989 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Board Game Description OutFox is a single player, shareware implementation of the board game Fox and Hounds . As with the board game the player has twenty four hounds with which to trap the fox, the fox is moved by the computer. In this version there are rocks on the playing field which the fox may randomly throw around the screen potentially killing one of the hounds. The game is entirely keyboard controlled and has basic sound effects...
Developed by Langin Software Platform DOS Published by Langin Software Released Sep 01, 1990 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Falling Block Puzzle Perspective Side view Interface Point and Select Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description This is a simple puzzle game. You are presented with a wall, and you and your opponent (the computer) must in turn select a brick, which is removed. Any bricks placed on top of it, will be removed also. The more bricks fall, the more points you get. From Mobygames.com....
Platform DOS Released 1983 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Puzzle elements Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description A maze navigation game which places more emphasis on nimble fingers and quick reaction than on finding the way out. The challenge is to avoid touching the walls: the player starts with 100 points, and controls a marker which must be guided towards the exit point; five skill settings determine the speed of the action. Each bump against the maze walls will deduct a...
Platform DOS Released Nov, 1985 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Description A Fable is a short work of interactive fiction that involves wandering through a series of vignettes from a person's life, like a maze of memories. The author noted in 1995 that the game was not complete, only "a sketch" created to help test an interactive fiction authoring system, not intended for public release. From...
General Budda's Labyrinth Developed by RederWare Platform DOS Published by RederWare Released 1991 Genre Action, Puzzle Perspective Top-down Interface Direct Control Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Vehicular Tank Description General Budda's Labyrinth is a maze game where the object is just to find the way out of the maze in one piece. You drive a tank-like (though out of ammunition) vehicle through a static maze, and explore it, trying to find exits. In some rooms are robot orbs, that try to get...
Developed by New Line Software Platform DOS Published by New Line Software Released 1990 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Platform, Shooter Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Plexu: The Time Travellers is a DOS conversion of the Amiga title of the same name . The gameplay remains unchanged with only one significant change. Instead of a side-scrolling perspective the player sees the action divided into numerous single board locations with a...
Developed by The Avalon Hill Game Company Platform DOS Published by The Avalon Hill Game Company Released 1984 Genre Racing / Driving, Simulation Perspective Top-down Description A direct translation of the Avalon Hill board game of the same name, Circus Maximus. Race your chariot around the track and try to be the winner. Strategic use of your whip on your horses, another driver, or another driver's horses, lead to crashes and other fun events as you maneuver for first place. From...
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Official Site CyClones Developed by Raven Software Corporation Platform DOS Published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released 1994 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic ESRB Rating Mature Description Legions of alien Cybernetic Clones (CyClones) have devastated the Earth. Humanity's only hope lies with Havoc, himself a cybernetic warrior that had been manipulated by the CyClones to do their evil bidding. Havoc must fight the CyClones without mercy,...
Platform DOS Published by Microforum Manufacturing Inc. Released 1989 Genre Action, Puzzle Gameplay Falling Block Puzzle Perspective Side view Interface Direct Control Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description EGAint Is Not Tetris... got it? In fact, it's a freeware Tetris style game, one of the earliest such releases on the IBM PC. Being that it was so small (under 100kb, an easy 2400 baud download), Egaint lacked the background pictures Tetris players enjoyed, but it did sport high-resolution...
Developed by SunStar Publishing Platform DOS Published by SunStar Publishing Released 1995 Genre Action Gameplay Martial Arts Visual 2D scrolling Description A beat'em up game where two heroes, a boy named Ki and his sister Tia, fight villains screen-by-screen in the side-scrolling fashion, with their martial arts. There are one and two player modes, the latter allowing two local players to fight simultaneously. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Developed by Dynamix, Inc. Platform DOS Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1994 Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Sport Baseball Misc Licensed Genre Simulation, Sports Visual Isometric ESRB Rating Kids to Adults Description The first Baseball game developed under Dynamix's "Front Page Sports" brand name. This one delivers an equally balanced team-management and statistically accurate experience based on the 1994 Major League season. You can play head to head, or vs the computer...
Platform DOS Released 1990 Genre Action Gameplay Platform, Puzzle elements Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description You have crashed your spaceship on a strange alien world and must collect diamonds on ten levels to power it up and get home. This platform/puzzle game is very difficult and, at times, frustrating, as the slightest mistake can (and will) take you right back to the beginning. In fact, it claims to be "Probably one of the hardest games ever invented". It was one of very few...
1997 Platform DOS Released 1997 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Beat 'em up / Brawler, Platform Perspective Side view Visual 2D scrolling Narrative Comedy Description The Politically Incorrect Adventures of Gewt Ningrich is a satirical sidescrolling beat'em up. You play as Gewt Ningrich, who is racked with allegations of corruption, needs to invigorate his party, and raise cash to stay in power. To earn that cash Gewt has to kill polar bears, environmentalists and other conservative enemies. His...
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Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Puzzle, Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Interface Text Parser Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Double L is a shareware, single-player, puzzle / strategy game for one player vs the computer. This game is based on a puzzle devised by Edward De Bono in his book "The Five Day Course In Thinking". It is a puzzle / strategy game which is played on a 4x4 grid. Each player has an 'L' shaped piece...
Platform DOS Released 1989 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Description Ack! Man is a single player, keyboard controlled, Pac Man game. In this game Ack! Man replaces Pac-Man and the four ghosts are Finky, Stinky, Dinky and Clyde. The gameplay is just the same, race around a maze eating pills and, when a power pill has been eaten, chasing and eating the ghosts. The game has fourteen levels and randomly occurring bonus items. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Platform DOS Published by Numenor Microsystems Released 1983 Genre Role-Playing (RPG) Pacing Turn-based Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Setting Fantasy Description The Amulet is set in the fantasy land Osbeorht which is in the grasp of the demon wizard Eoghan and a brotherhood of necromancers. However, a brave adventurer starts on a journey to set things right. In order to defeat evil, he needs to travel through Osbeorht and find a number of artifacts which are said to be crafted by Prince...
Developed by IBM Platform DOS Published by IBM Released 1982 Genre Action Gameplay Shooter Perspective Side view Description In a show of corporate pettiness, your target in this game is Apple Computers ' manufacturing base. Steve Jobs was prepared for this seemingly-unlikely occurrence, and has a fleet of fighters out to shoot you down. Be careful to stay within the earth's atmosphere, and use your 35 bombs and 60 lasers wisely, dropping bombs on the structures and shooting down the enemy...
Platform DOS Released 1991 Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Board Game Description Battleships is a simple, shareware, two player version of the traditional game. This implementation is played on a 10x10 grid where players hide an aircraft carrier, a battleship, a cruiser, a submarine and a patrol boat. All vessels are placed horizontally The game is entirely keyboard controlled, uses character graphics and has sound effects. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Platform DOS Released Jan 26, 1996 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Word Construction Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet, Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Bible Crossword Puzzles is a single player, shareware, crossword puzzle game based on the King James bible. All clues in the crossword are accompanied by the relevant bible reference. The game has a save/load function, in-game help, and a hint feature. It can be played by either a keyboard of the mouse. An unusual feature of this game...
Developed by Soleau Software, Inc. Platform DOS Published by Soleau Software, Inc. Released Apr 01, 1996 Genre Puzzle Perspective Top-down Interface Direct Control Description The final part of the Bolo Adventures trilogy, this game has updated graphics and only 30 levels instead of the 40 in Bolo Adventure I and II. The objective remains the same, though - escape from each level by maneuvering blocks to fill in water, shut off laser beams and avoiding monsters. A demo level is provided, with a...
Developed by Soft Action Platform DOS Published by SKC Soft Land Released Oct, 1992 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Side view Description Box Ranger is a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up and a parody of Soft Action's own Fox Ranger . The player controls a little pink box with wings, flying through stages infested by hostile insects and photos of game developers. Mid- and end-level bosses further impede the unlikely hero's progress. The default weapon shoots short bursts in a...
Platform DOS Released 1983 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Perspective Side view Description Thought frogs had it easy? Bugfeast is here to shatter your idyllic concept of the little green hoppers' daily lives, and show you just how tough it gets in the wild - even when all you wanna do is catch a bunch of flies. Your ASCII amphibian can hop left and right, and extend its tongue to grab the fat juicy insects. But with those huge desert spiders out to get you, and mischievous kids trying to trap...
Developed by Capstone Software Platform DOS Published by IntraCorp, Inc. Released 1995 Genre Simulation Pacing Turn-based Perspective 1st-person, Bird's-eye view, Top-down Interface Menu Structures Gameplay Cards / Tiles, Casino / Gambling Description Casino Tournament of Champions is similar to Capstone 's earlier Trump Castle series of games with improved graphics. This game adds multiplayer capabilities through a network or modem for tournament competition against other human players. The...
Official Site F-Tetris Platform DOS Released 2003 Genre Action, Puzzle Gameplay Falling Block Puzzle Perspective Side view Interface Direct Control Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description F-Tetris is a pretty classic Tetris clone for DOS. It includes three difficulty levels, high-scores and joypad support. The graphical interface is basic, but clean and straightforward. A monochrome mode is also available, for very old computers. One notable feature of the game is its "Bastard!" game...
Developed by Southlogic Studios Platform DOS Published by Cia do Software Released 1997 Genre Action Gameplay Platform, Shooter Perspective Side view Description Guimo is a 2D platform game featuring several stages full of action. The story is situated in a parallel world called "Bitland", the Earth-brother world where inhabitants are under terrible danger after the invasion of Necterion and his army. To restore harmony between the two worlds, the best trained and fearless sentinel...
Developed by RISC Platform DOS Published by BMG Interactive Entertainment Released 1995 Genre Simulation, Sports Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Sport Golf Misc Licensed Description In this Golf Simulator you can choose field, course, tournament, player and go outdoors. Here is ordinary golf equipment, as usually you can choose your power and direction. But camera may be placed everywhere. Background landscapes are pixel-video. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Official Site Intergalactic Life Platform DOS Released Mar 11, 2002 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Another text adventure game made with the Computer Novel Construction Set . The player takes a role of alien #28493 (later named Knoffel in Toxically Earth ), whose starship has crashed in Reality-on-the-Norm. His task is to find a fuel to leave this town quite...
Joe Snow Developed by Nuclear Meltdown Productions Platform DOS Published by Nuclear Meltdown Productions Released 1993 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Platform Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description A fixed-screen platformer featuring a snowball as the title character, trapped in a series of caves where the chief dangers are fire-based - an unfortunate twist for Joe, as might be guessed. Each level must be finished by hopping, skipping and jumping your way to the very top...
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Platform DOS Published by Softdisk Publishing Released Jun, 1988 Genre Action Gameplay Puzzle elements Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description A text-mode action/puzzle game. You have to get to the exit on each level, which is made more difficult by obstacles such as trees (which can be destroyed) and monsters. Various puzzles (in the form of one-off objects) are also used. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
Platform DOS Published by Mouse Systems Corporation Released Sep 01, 1984 Genre Puzzle Gameplay Cards / Tiles Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description A mouse-only game for DOS, Klondike Solitaire is a simulation of its namesake. Using the mouse to click cards, you move cards of alternate suits onto each other in an effort to move them off the tableau. Cheating is technically allowed, but doing so will get you "yelled at" by the program. From Mobygames.com. Original...
Platform DOS Released 1990 Genre Action, Role-Playing (RPG) Perspective 1st-person, Top-down Setting Post-Apocalyptic Description The Earth's water supply tainted through generations of heavy industrial contamination, the remaining quantities of unspoiled drinking water were converted into stable water crystal form. Planetary defenses weakened in this time of environmental catastrophe, we mounted a valiant but ineffective defense against the water-crystal-seeking extraterrestrial Hydrites, led...
Developed by id Software, Inc. Platform DOS Published by Expert Software, Inc., Froggman, Softdisk Publishing Released 1991 Genre Puzzle, Strategy/Tactics Perspective Top-down Interface Direct Control Description Aliens have mistaken your dog Rusty for Earth's leader and sent evil robots to kidnap him. Now you must free him from a variety of doggie prisons in this puzzle game. Dognapped consists of a series of rooms containing forcefields, traps, robots and obstacles which you move through with...
Developed by Axe Productions Platform DOS Published by Axe Productions Released 1997 Genre Sports Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Sport Snowboarding / Skiing Description Ski King 2 is a downhill ski game and sequel to Ski King . You have to race as quickly as possible down the hill and at the same time avoid all of the obstacles in the hill. The trees from the first game are not the only obstacles, there are rocks, water and billboards too. And to make the game more interesting jumps has been...
Platform DOS Released Feb 23, 1982 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Paddle / Pong Perspective Top-down Description Wallbanger is another ball-and-paddle game that follows the Breakout formula and gives the player a paddle, three balls, and a bunch of bricks to break. This binge of structural destruction driven by striking the flying ball with the paddle, bouncing it off the sides and into the three rows of bricks across the top. It is possible to control the ball's course somewhat by bouncing it...
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Developed by Interactivision A/S Platform DOS Published by Interactivision A/S Released 1996 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Vehicular Flight / Aviation Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description You was found guilty against empire, but you are innocent. So you have a choice to spend a rest of your life in colony or become a front-line warrior in the quest to conquer new planets, for the empire. You choose the second. You have to pilot a one of two types of ships, to shoot...
Official Site Your Bum is Talking Platform DOS Released Dec 12, 2001 Genre Adventure Gameplay Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Narrative Comedy Description First Reality-on-the-Norm text adventure game made with the Computer Novel Construction Set . The player takes a role of a local alley bum. His task is to assist town inhabitants with getting the needful items. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
MS-DOS adventure game based on the 1992 movie of the same name, on CD-ROM. Developed by Robert Fiorini & Associates Released 1993 Platform DOS Published by Capstone Software Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Genre Adventure Misc Licensed Gameplay Puzzle elements Description Wayne's World is an adventure game based on the movie with the same name. The game itself is a classic point and click adventure, and should not be confused with the platform game based on the movie. You play both Wayne and...
Topic: MS-DOS CD-ROM
German-language MS-DOS graphic adventure game promoting the McCain food brand. Developed by Promotion Software GmbH Platform DOS Published by McCain Released 1994 Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Narrative Comedy Genre Adventure Interface Point and Select Visual 2D scrolling Description Tom Long: The Time Adventure is a graphical point and click adventure in the graphical style of old Lucas Arts adventures. The story is about how the schoolboy Tom has to travel...
Topic: MS-DOS games
Barracuda - Secret Mission 1 Developed by GameLynk Platform DOS Published by Recreational Software Designs Released Sep 07, 1992 Gameplay Arcade, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view, Top-down Narrative Spy / Espionage Genre Action, Simulation Visual 2D scrolling Vehicular Naval / Watercraft Description The player takes on the role of a secret agent, code-named Barracuda, on a mission to recover from the ocean floor the segments of a top-secret nuclear weapon. On the horizon looms an Iraqi...
Platform DOS Published by International PC Owners Released 1983 Genre Strategy/Tactics Perspective Top-down Description In Combots, two combat robots are put in an arena to see which can hit its opponent more times with a laser in the given time limit. To play the game, the player(s) program two combots by giving it ten commands. There are three commands the combots can perform: move, turn, or fire. The combots will repeatedly follow its commands in the arena until time runs out. (For example,...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Genre Strategy/Tactics Pacing Turn-based Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Interface Text Parser Description Tommy's Nim is a shareware, single-player, puzzle / strategy game for one player vs the computer. This game is based on a an ancient Chinese puzzle. In most versions of the game the loser is the person who removes the last object however this implementation has the option to change this so that the winner is the person who makes the...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Published by Tommy's Toys Released 1986 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Setting Fantasy Description Tommy's Gorilla Ball Ramparts is a single-player DOS game. The player takes on the role of the defender of a castle. They can move left or right along the top of the screen. Along the bottom of the screen are enemies who are trying to storm the castle. They move left or right and at random points they erect...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1989 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Text-based / Spreadsheet Genre Puzzle Interface Text Parser Gameplay Game Show / Trivia / Quiz Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Jottomania is a shareware code breaking game. The computer selects a secret word, all words are five letters long, and the player has twenty attempts to deduce what the word is. They do this by entering letter combinations of their own and being told whether their...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Published by Tommy's Toys Released 1987 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Paddle / Pong Perspective Top-down Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Floppy Discus is a single player DOS game in which the player plays against the computer. A discus bounces back and forth across the screen. The player controls a paddle that moves vertically. When the discus hits a target the player scores a point. When the target is a gorilla the player either scores ten...
Developed by Tommy's Toys Platform DOS Released 1987 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Side view, Text-based / Spreadsheet Genre Strategy/Tactics Interface Text Parser Gameplay Board Game Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Tommy's Trifles is a collection of simple, single player, shareware, children's games. In this product we have: Rock Paper Scissors: the first to win twenty rounds of scissors cuts paper, paper wraps rock, rock breaks scissors wins the game. 23 Matches: the player who takes...
Developed by TAK Theory Platform DOS Released 1986 Genre Educational Description Trivia 2000 is a shareware game based on Trivial Pursuit. When a round begins the game simulates the roll of the dice after which it checks forwards and backwards from the players position and determines which way they should move. Having 'moved' the player the game then announces the category and asks the question. Questions are answered in the normal way by typing in the answer using the standard keys. Two things...
Platform DOS Released Sep 19, 1989 Genre Action Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Side view Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Setting Sci-Fi / Futuristic Description Clone Invader is, as one can deduce from its title, a clone of the classic arcade game Space Invaders . Controlling a small space fighter you have to destroy lines of alien ships before they can reach the bottom of the screen, to get points. To complete this task and enter a new level, the player has to stay alive and avoid being shot....
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Released Jun 13, 1995 Platform DOS Genre Adventure Perspective Text-based / spreadsheet Gameplay Interactive fiction / text adventure Interface Text parser Setting Contemporary Description Escape from the ELI is a text adventure set at the English Language Institute of the University of Delaware. You play the role of an international student arriving at the institute, and the game plays out as a simplified simulation of student life: making your way around campus, attending classes and so on....
Topics: AGT contest 1990, AGT games
